I’m not fully sure if this counts towards being in the Nature Talk section, but I think it may be. This is just me wondering, am I the only one on iNat Forum who has been ‘pulled over’ by cops, or a local school security guard in their cruiser, just because of collecting specimens? I mean, serious…

eh. It was annoying in the park (Palo Duro many years ago) but I could kinda get it. In a state park, pretty obviously looking for reptiles that might be poachable…and they really did just seem to be making sure I didn’t have bags or deli cups so fair enough. The one that really made me mad was a …

I was taking some pictures of trees across the street to a turnoff to the local joint PD + sheriff’s department shooting range (solid 0/10 as a method to avoid cops). Cop rolled up, asked me what I was taking pictures of. Not having socialized in a year, my ability to think on my feet was severely h…

I like that one. : ) Officers seem to get bored and have their eyes glaze over once you get all “sciency” and technical, just be careful of which species/genera names you use around them, or else they might think you’re cussing them out, or just calling them names. FYI, Trimerotropis pallidipenn…

[image] person: FYI, Trimerotropis pallidipennis :joy:Yah… I can see that being problematic. The nature center i used to work at did lots of nature hikes. We explained native plants and animals. In the season, where you’re coming across a blooming Dichelostemma capitatum (Blue Dicks), and…

Here’s one that my teachers all hate when those of us who like nature talk about them: BUSHTITS. Or even the blue-footed booby, or Red-breasted nuthatches. Like, seriously!? Have you people become that sensitive and isolated from the outside world that you think that these are “bad words?”

[image] marina_gorbunova: he was standing alone between two trees with phone in his hand, Perhaps he was concerned for you? I have often had people ask me if I am ok, as I am sitting down on grass…actully I love to lie down in long grass or among trees, but that attracts even more concern, so…

I was sitting on a log, guess yes, looked quite tired, but I looked at him and I believe it could show I’m ok, but he stayed at where he was, so it was an awkward situation. I sometimes was asked if I was ok when I got out of dentist and saw a huge beetle on the ground and sat to photograph it. :D U…

Yes, perhaps another topic…what people think when they see naturalists responding to “invisible” things:) Maybe we should all carry a huge magnifying glass, perhaps a cheap fake plastic one, in front of us! Well I am glad you are ok.

Someone should make a movie about your daily life in school!

Am I the only iNatter that is pulled over on a bike almost every month?

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williampaulwhite17 April 18, 2021, 3:13am 49

The teachers don’t think they’re bad words, but they’re not looking forward to seeing grade schoolers or high schoolers run every single lame pun/joke imaginable into the ground

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Am I the only iNatter that is pulled over on a bike almost every month?

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